CENTRAL EUROPE, BRICS AND THE GLOBAL SOUTH – PERSPECTIVES ON FUTURE COOPERATION   International Conference of the Svatopluk Association   Prague, Hotel Duo, 19 September 2026 -                              Distinguished colleagues, Ladies and gentlemen, It is a pleasure to participate in this discussion on Central Europe, BRICS and the Global South. Let me begin with a proposition: …

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  International Conference on Iranian Reason and Authority in the Twelve-Day War and the Ramadan War May 25, 2026 Faculty of World Studies, University of Tehran         Abstract   The Twelve-Day War between Israel and the Islamic Republic of Iran, as one of the most important recent events in the field of the right to use force, revealed fundamental challenges to international law. The main issue of …

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Maritime Security Conference, Ankara, Türkiye May 2026 -          Participating in Forum for Promoting Maritime Security in the Red Sea Gulfs of Aden and Oman in Ankara, dated 14th May 2026, I lectured about the recent war on Iran, and the security of maritime in the Persian Gulf and Strait of Hormuz. This was held by Arab Center for Security Studies and hosted by SETA institute this year.   …

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First National Congress of Iranian Foreign Policy, February 8, 2026   Center for Political and International Studies of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran         At this congress, Dr. Sasan Karimi, a professor at the University of Tehran and deputy director of global affairs at the Payab Institute, analyzed the current developments in the international system in the panel “Global Macro Trends …

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Delivered at the Security and Development in Central Eurasia Conference Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia (RUDN University) Moscow, Russian Federation November 12, 2025 -  Reprint on PAIAB website Speech by Dr. Sasan Karimi, PAIAB Vice President  and Assistant Professor at the University of Tehran,       Ladies and Gentlemen, Thank you for having me today. Let me begin with the situation of my own country in Eurasia: All of us …

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Psychological and Sociological Dimensions of the Twelve-Day War Meeting November 2025 Faculty of World Studies, University of Tehran         In this meeting, distinguished guests, Dr. Kiomars Ashtarian, faculty member of the University of Tehran, and Mr. Ali Nasri, member of the Payab Institute, under the management of Mr. Sasan Karimi, faculty member of the University of Tehran, discussed the psychological and sociological dimensions of the Twelve-Day War. …

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On October 27, 2025, at the Faculty of World Studies, I gave a lecture entitled "Survival and Development in Contemporary Iran" and explored the civilizational roots of this duality.

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Snapback and New Equations between Iran and the West, October 2025 -          This meeting, which was organized by the Institute of North American and European Studies at the Faculty of World Studies, University of Tehran, examined the legal, political, and technical aspects of the JCPOA dispute resolution mechanism (known as snapback). The speakers at the meeting were: Dr. Seyed Jalal Dehghani Firouzabadi, Fawad Izadi, Gholamreza Haddad, …

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Meeting on the Legal Aspects of Attacking Nuclear Facilities, October 5, 2025 -        This meeting, which was held with speeches by Mr. Hamid Baeidinejad and Reza Nasri at the Faculty of World Studies, University of Tehran, examined the legal aspects of attacking nuclear facilities and, in general, nuclear law and the surrounding narratives. This meeting is actually the first pre-meeting in a series of meetings leading to …

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Iranian Political Science Association scientific session August 4, 2025         Video on Youtube      

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Meeting to Analyzing the Concept with the Case Study of the Twelve-Day War, July 26, 2025 -          The original text is in Persian and the following translation was done by Ai.   In this meeting at the Faculty of World Studies, following the sixth season of the Faculty Reading Club (J Club), in which we had reviewed the book Strategic Solitude of Iran, written by Dr. …

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First International Conference on European and American Studies   Faculty of World Studies, University of Tehran June 9-10, 2025   Europe’s Position in Iran’s Foreign Relations in the Post-Polar Order Era       Abstract The dynamics of the global order interact with bilateral and multilateral international relations, consequently influencing countries’ foreign policies. Just as during the bipolar order, states aligned their fundamental positions with the prevailing international dynamics, the post-polar …

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6th Peace and Conflict Resolution Conference 2025 Faculty of World Studies, University of Tehran Chair of the Panel on the Position of Public Diplomacy and New Technologies in Peace and Conflict Resolution Presented Paper: "A Conceptual Review of Historical Examples of Iranian Neutrality during World Wars I and II" (with Maedeh Joveini)       Abstract Iran adopted a policy of neutrality in World Wars I and II in order …

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Iran Nuclear Conference 2025, Mashhad, Iran   Abstract The Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), signed in 2015, incorporates a Dispute Resolution Mechanism (DRM), commonly referred to as the “snap-back mechanism,” to enforce compliance. However, due to the existing situation and the background of the deal's implementation, this essay argues that while the E3 countries (France, Germany, and the United Kingdom) have the procedural ability to activate this mechanism, such …

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National Dialogue Conference on National Unity, January 9, 2025 National Library of Iran         With the presence of Seyyed Mohammad Kazem Sajjadpour, Hossein Salimi, Mohammad Hossein Aadeli, Sasan Karimi, Elaheh Koolaei, Naser Hadian     Video on Youtube

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Speech Delivered at the Discussion Session with Members of the Russian Duma at the Center for Political and International Studies of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on December 23, 2024       In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful   I am Sasan Karimi, Deputy to the Vice President for Strategies Affairs of the and a lecturer at the University of Tehran I extend my sincere gratitude …

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Speech at the Second Iran-China Dialogue Forum, Beijing, December 2024       Video of the meeting on YouTube

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Lecture on “Examining Saudi Arabia’s Nuclear Ambitions: A Multifaceted Analysis from a Regional and Global Perspective”   At the Nuclear Governance Panel of the First International Conference on Nuclear Science and Technology of Iran               May 2024 | Abbasi Hotel, Isfahan       Slides           Video on Youtube          

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  17th Annual Conference of the Iranian Political Science Association, Part 1               March 6, 2024 -                            A World in Transition and the Post-Apocalyptic World Order Mohammad Javad Zarif, Sasan Karimi     Abstract: The past three decades have witnessed a period of unrest, conflict, and human catastrophes in the international …

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The Second National Conference on Foreign Policy of Iran December 27, 2023 - Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman - Iranian Political Science Association (Genealogy of the concept of securitization in international relations) With Dr. Mohammad Javad Zarif     Abstract: Understanding securitization as an introduced and accepted entry in today's political science literature requires genealogy. Since the First World War, the international environment has had a new dynamism in competitive …

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  Third Biennial Conference on Contemporary Iranian Studies       November 5-6, 2023       Faculty of World Studies, University of Tehran       Mohammad Javad Zarif, Sasan Karimi       Abstract: In the post-Cold War order of the international environment, one of the issues facing the Islamic Republic of Iran has been the numerous attempts to create security on various issues, with the nuclear issue …

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  Fourth International Conference on Peace and Conflict Resolution       Faculty of World Studies, University of Tehran        May 29-30, 2023         Cognitive Challenge in the Concept of Conflict and Its Impact on Iran's Foreign Policy in the Transition Period in International Relations Sasan Karimi, Mohammad Javad Zarif     Abstract     Difficulties in acquiring a correct understanding of the concept of …

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International Conference on the Perspective of Global Power Faculty of World Studies, University of Tehran February 27, 2023       Iran and the Semantic Diversity of Strategic Alliance and Isolation in International Relations Sasan Karimi     Abstract: The meaning of strategic alliance in the literature of international relations is not uniform and specific, and apart from the various possible simultaneous interpretations, over time and with the changing requirements …

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